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Artist
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter
Hannibal Hamlin, 27 Aug 1809 - 4 Jul 1891
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet (oval): 15.5 × 12 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/4")
Mount: 29 × 22.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 15/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Bowtie
Hannibal Hamlin: Male
Hannibal Hamlin: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Hannibal Hamlin: Natural Resources\Agriculturist
Hannibal Hamlin: Military\Soldier
Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Hannibal Hamlin: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Regent
Hannibal Hamlin: Crafts and Trades\Craftsman\Printer
Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maine
Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Governor\Maine
Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986
